A Burger King cashier fired after being involved in an incident in which a manager is accused of making an inappropriate comment about the death of a Greenville police officer has been offered her job back.

WYFF News 4 started investigating the case Wednesday after a firestorm on social media and dozens of calls and emails to the newsroom.

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A Greenville woman said she was at the Burger King on Laurens Road when she started speaking about Officer Allen Jacobs’ death to the cashier. Jacobs was gunned down Friday while trying to speak with a teenage gang-member after hearing the teen was trying to acquire a gun.

The woman said the Burger King manager came over and said, "The cop got what he deserved, messing with these kids for no reason."

The customer posted about her experience on Facebook and, at last check, and by Wednesday was shared more than 16,000 times.

"I was totally shocked” the customer told WYFF News 4. “I was blown away. I could not believe what I had heard."

The customer doesn't want her name revealed.

She said the Burger King's owner later called to tell her that the manager had been fired.

"It felt like really that something had been lifted off of me because I was just so -- when he told me that she had been terminated for that, that really made me feel better about the whole situation," she said.

The cashier that was talking to the customer was fired the same day as the alleged comment was made, the customer said.

WYFF News 4 also talked to the manager accused of making the comment. The manager said she fired the cashier for insubordination.

The manager said she was fired Wednesday morning, not for the comment, but for firing the cashier in an inappropriate way. She denies making the comment.

"I feel like I'm the most hated person in Greenville, South Carolina, right now over a lie and over someone getting fired and felt like getting revenge by doing something like this. This is very hateful," the manager said. "There's no way I would say something like that about anybody. You know, 'They deserve to die.' I would never say that. It was never said. All this is about is somebody getting terminated and trying to get revenge."

The customer said the owner told her that the manager was terminated because of her complaint about the comment. She said the manager also apologized to her about what happened.

The owner, Larry Stokes, told WYFF News 4 he's unable to make a comment at this time.

In a statement to WYFF News 4, officials at Burger King corporate office said:

"We extend our condolences to the family of Officer Jacobs and the Greenville community. We are concerned about this incident and take these matters very seriously. The franchise owner, who independently owns and operates this restaurant, is launching an investigation in accordance with their personnel procedures."

The fired cashier spoke to WYFF News 4 Thursday and said Stokes offered to give her back her job. Stokes owns more than one Burger King, and the cashier said he told her she can work in any of the locations.

She said she is considering whether to take the offer, but plans to talk to a lawyer before making the decision.